Australia vs United States: Number airline passengers, per capita
Australia
2.59 units per person
in 2023
United States
2.8 units per person
in 2023
Australia rank
21st
United States rank
18th
Number airline passengers, per capita over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.8 units per person against 2.59 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.21 units per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and United States ranks 18th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.733 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 0.2825 units per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.9307 units per person | 1.54 units per person | 0.6074 units per person | United States |
| 1990s | 1.49 units per person | 1.99 units per person | 0.4998 units per person | United States |
| 2000s | 2.12 units per person | 2.28 units per person | 0.1617 units per person | United States |
| 2010s | 2.94 units per person | 2.49 units per person | 0.4481 units per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.65 units per person | 2.12 units per person | 0.4685 units per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number airline passengers, per capita, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 2.8 units per person against 2.59 units per person in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number airline passengers, per capita between Australia and United States?
- 0.21 units per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for number airline passengers, per capita?
- Australia ranks 21st and United States ranks 18th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number airline passengers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number airline passengers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.